Cross Border Interviews

Two episodes in one day! What are we thinking! Thursday Night the Canada Strong & Free Network held the first unofficial leadership debate of the Conservative Party of Canada. In attendance were former MPP Roman Baber, Former Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, MP for Carelton Pierre Poilievre, MP for Parry Sound Muskoka Scott Aitchison, and MP for Halimond Norfolk Leslyn Lewis. Tune in as Deirdre Mit...

It's time for our new live segment of the show, where we talk about the biggest political news stories live at 7:45 PM every Wednesday night, and then the audio version of the show is released Friday Morning. In our inaugural episode of "Point of View", Sarah Biggs one of our new contributors to the show and our Host Chris Brown talk about the draft proposal of overturning Roe Vs. Wade in the Unit...

The Countdown Begins! With only a few days till the issuing of the Writ in Ontario, we wanted to bring in the Writ himself Mr. Eric Grenier to talk about the State of Politics across Canada and especially in Ontario. Follow along as we talk about the upcoming Ontario Election, the Conservative Party of Canada Leadership Race, the Green Party of Canada Leadership Race, and the wrap-up of the Maveri...

We are back after almost two months without the Entertainment Rundown and we are going to seize the day! With lots to catch up on, we are pleased to welcome back out Entertainment Pundit, and now Associate Producer of the Cross Border Interviews with Chris Brown, Mr. Michael Nichols Pate (That's right he got a pay bump, we'll explain in the episode). Tune in as we spill the tea and dot our eyes on...

Colin Krieger is a 4th generation Albertan. Married for 27 years he has four adult children and now he and his wife foster children on their acreage. Family is one of the main reasons Colin entered politics. Born on the family farm he also has a strong sense of community. He has been a truck driver, a successful oilfield contractor and the owner of an oilfield paramedic service. He has worked for...

Bill Vander Zalm became 28th Premier of British Columbia in 1986. He was born and raised in the Netherlands and immigrated to Canada after World War II, settling in the Fraser Valley in 1947. Vander Zalm was elected alderman in 1965, and served as mayor of Surrey from 1969 to 1975. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1975 election. He served in the cabinet o...

Bill Vander Zalm became 28th Premier of British Columbia in 1986. He was born and raised in the Netherlands and immigrated to Canada after World War II, settling in the Fraser Valley in 1947. Vander Zalm was elected alderman in 1965, and served as mayor of Surrey from 1969 to 1975. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1975 election. He served in the cabinet o...

We are taking a closer look at politics closer to home today. We are heading to Atlantic Canada to discuss New Brunswick Politics with Political Commentator Darcy Wallace. Darcy discusses the state of politics in the province, Blaine Higgs, and the 2022 New Brunswick Liberal Leadership Candidates. *************************************************** Follow Darcy: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DukeFr...

6 months ago new councillor-elects were elected in the 2021 Calgary Municipal Election. Today we look back on that day and the path to where we are today. We are joined by our resident Council Watcher Mike LaValley. *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cro...

In June we will be releasing a series of interviews with independent authors in Canada and the United States of America. To prepare we sit down with our resident Independent Author David Musser to talk about the Trails and Tribulations of being an Independent Author in 2022. *************************************************** Follow David on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dmwebgod Webs...

Tariq Elnaga is a world traveller, and in 2010, his adventures brought him to Alberta for the Calgary Stampede. This was a life-changer for Tariq. He returned to his home and birthplace in the United Arab Emirates, sold his house, resigned from his job, and in 2012, moved to Alberta to embrace the Western way of life. Not one to sit on the sidelines, Tariq reached out to the Maverick Party in hope...

The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan is the new kid on the block when it comes to Saskatchewan Politics. Today we welcome the party's first permanent leader Phillip Zajac who was recently elected after a four-month leadership race. Zajac joins us to talk about the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Politics, We break down if Premier Scott Moe is borrowing policies from the upstart party, and...

Jeromy Farkas is running the Pacific Crest Trail, which spans from Campo, a small town on the United States-Mexico border, and goes through California, Oregon, and Washington before reaching the United States-Canada border in Manning Park, British Columbia. We caught up with Jeromy on a quick stop in Big Bear Lake, California before heading back out on the Big Run. Farkas talks about the journey,...

Big Brothers and Big Sisters Calgary and Area ensure that children and youth facing adversity have the relationships they need to become resilient and realize their full potential. With the support of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Calgary and Area professionals, qualified staff, and mentors form strong one-to-one relationships with their mentees that express care, challenge growth, provide support,...

As a nurse, Diana Batten has spent her entire career advocating, supporting, and caring for her patients. This passion is turning her sites onto elected politics in the riding of Calgary-Acadia. Batten has been fortunate to have cared for patients from the beginnings of life inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit through to hospice and palliative care inside the Rotary Flames House. *************...

Fair Vote Canada is a national non-partisan citizens’ campaign for proportional representation. We are a grassroots advocacy organization as well as having extensive expertise in electoral reform. Incorporated as non-profit in 2001, we have volunteers across the country. Proportional representation is a principle: That seats in a legislature should match the popular vote. All models of proportiona...

The way back to God, or to one’s religion, is often found first by finding a way to be true to oneself. With that, Canadian Christian pop artist Danah-Lee pulls back the curtain on such a journey in her cello-studded, piano-infused new single, “Home To Myself” — available now. Arriving ahead of the artist’s forthcoming new album, Made In The Image — coming this Spring — ”Home To Myself”s chorus is...

If you haven't seen our Thursday Episode, We highly recommend you go back and listen to it! In today's episode, we finish our chat on this Sunday's 94th Academy Awards and our Predictions on who will take the top prize home. In this episode, we discuss Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and the...

We are back with another great episode of the Entertainment Rundown, where we talk about the biggest news stories in the entertainment industry. In today's episode, we talk about Sunday's 94th Academy Awards and our Predictions on who will take the top prize home. Follow along and be sure to hit that subscribe button. *************************************************** Follow our Entertainment Pun...

Road to 2023 is are look at the provincial landscape as we enter the last months before the 2023 Alberta provincial election. This month we talk about the aftermath of the 2022 Fort McMurray Lac La Biche Alberta political commentator Sarah Biggs, of Olsen Biggs PR Firm, chats with us about the landscape as it is today and what is in store for Alberta politics in the coming year. Also, we chat abou...

Jasmine Mian was elected Councillor for Ward 3 in the Calgary General Election on Oct. 18, 2021. She is the youngest woman ever elected to Calgary City Council. A second-generation Canadian, Councillor Mian holds Masters degrees in Public Policy and Psychology and has worked in both the private and public sectors. She represented Canada in the sport of wrestling at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de...

Kourtney Penner was elected councillor for Ward 11 in the Calgary General Election on Oct. 18, 2021. Kourtney Penner has roots and chose to live in Ward 11 with her family. As a community-minded leader she believes it is important to support community-building initiatives. With a strong value in relationship building, she knows projects succeed when we choose a mindset of working together, approac...

Two weeks ago the Conservative Leadership was heading towards a coronation, Pierre Poilievre the MP for Carelton was the only candidate to announce their intentions to seek the leadership. Two weeks later, and Ontario MP Leslyn Lewis, Ontario Independent MPP Roman Baber, Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Saskatchewan Business Leader Joseph Bourgault, and Mayor of Brampton (and Former Ontario Pro...

In space no one can hear you scream. Today we will be looking at Hollywood revisiting and relaunching numerous horror franchises, including Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Scream, Candy Man to name a few. We have to ask the questions today, What is bringing on this uptick of Horror Movies. To answer that we bring on our Horror Expert David Musser. *************************************************** Follo...

Together with our Political Panel Joey Oberhoffner (co-host of the Unelectable Podcast), Sarah Biggs (Partner of Olsen Biggs PR firm in Calgary), Deirdre Mitchell Maclean (co-host of Women of Abpoli Podcast) and Susan Timanson (President of the Alberta Party). We talk about the Fort McMurray Lac La Biche By-Election campaign and the future of the parties. We also project that Brian Jean would be e...